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So as the Archives expand our mission we've gone throughout the land to find the greatest of documentarians. In our search we came across quite the pair. We have found two amazing additions to our team. The esteemed Archons X'rett Tia and Elioaux Forgeraunt have kindly offered to document the world in formats that may better serve our more visual of learners. This does not mean that the textual focus of these archives will be lost merely that additional visual resources will be available.Important to note: These videos will come from an in-universe perspective as well. So you may find that some of them do not represent the current understanding of things such as tempering. As the timeline of the Archives moves forward - so too shall the … [Read more...]
The Pharos Sirius – A Memorial to the Calamity
Excerpt from ‘The history of Vylbrand, from Nym to Limsa Lominsa’ by Archon Niniri Niri. The Pharos was originally erected as a lighthouse to guide the ships sailing near Aleport safely, constructed by Naldiq and Vymelli's, the blacksmith/armorers guilds of Limsa Lominsa. The lighthouse was a true masterpiece, built in order to channel immense amounts of aether from the land into the tower and to its zenith, where it would be focused into a beam of light. Unfortunately, the sheer amount of aether channeled through the tower proved to be a mistake when the Seventh Umbral Calamity hit. A number of fireballs struck the Pharos, rupturing the aether-lines and overloading the crystals that lit the tower, unleashing a massive tide of aether … [Read more...]
Rhalgr, The Destroyer – Breaker of Worlds
Tome Request – Mimiru Mimiruki Tome Retrieved – ‘On The Twelve and their Aspects – Rhalgr, the Mage of Levin’ by Archon Niniri Niri Rhalgr is famed as the Breaker of Worlds, who watches over the world as a mage who carries a mighty bronze staff. His symbol, a Meteor, speaks to his reputation as a deity of destructivity. Rhalgr is the patron of Ala Mhigo and his association with the city-state dates back to the refugees who settled in Gyr Abania during the Sixth Umbral Calamity. Rhalgr must have been the patron deity of another city-state during the Fifth Astral Era, though the identity of this state is unclear at current. He is commonly considered a deity of lightning. In the theology of the Twelve, Rhalgr is regarded as the father … [Read more...]
The Padjal – Children of the Twelveswood
Tome Request - William Tome Retrieved - 'The history of the Black Shroud, from Amdapor to Gridania’' by Archon Niniri Niri One cannot truly discuss the modern Black Shroud or its inhabitants without mention of the rulers of Gridania - the eternally mysterious padjal. In effect a subspecies of the midlander hyurs, the eternally-young individuals are created by the blessing of the elementals and certain bloodlines seem to be especially commonly blessed with padjal births, typically becoming nobility by virtue of this. Padjal have been a prominent feature of Eorzea during the Sixth and Seventh Astral Era. The History of the Padjal - The origin of the Padjal is found in the subterranean city of Gelmorra, a mixed Hyuran-Elezen society … [Read more...]
Garuda – Lady of the Vortex
From ‘Thoughts on the Primals – Malignant Divinity’ by Archon Niniri Niri Garuda, goddess of the Ixal, is in equal parts terrible and beautiful, graceful and cruel. Her speed is the stuff of legend, as is her unpredictability, making her a figure of fear even amongst those Ixal that worship her. This same mischievous violence extends to the winds she is master of, which whip back and forth in deadly gales at even the slightest provocation. Garuda is generally summoned as part of the Ixal's plans to reclaim their place in the Black Shroud, as a weapon for use against the Gridanians. Garuda is traditionally summoned in the Howling Eye, a shrine of the Ixal found in Coerthas so saturated with wind aether that Garuda is able to whip it into … [Read more...]
Titan – Lord of Crags
From ‘Thoughts on the Primals – Malignant Divinity’ by Archon Niniri Niri Titan, the deity of the kobolds, is a mighty, indominable manifestation of the earth and the mountains. In the belief of the kobolds, Titan is not in fact a cruel or brutal god, instead being a kind and loving entity that cares for the kobold race greatly and whose aspect is that of a father. This, however, also leads to the fact that should Titan perceive his children as harmed or wronged he reacts with immense prejudice, seeking the death of any who profaned the kobolds or their lands. As of late, Titan has been summoned primarily to prosecute the kobolds case over inland Vylbrand, sandwiched between the kobold homeland of O'Ghomoro and the coastal regions … [Read more...]
Ifrit – Lord of the Inferno
From 'Thoughts on the Primals - Malignant Divinity’ by Archon Niniri Niri Ifrit, the deity of the Amalj'aa, is a terrifying entity, demonic even by the admission of his worshippers. With claws that melt iron, a breath that sears flesh and horns that sear the sky, Ifrit is commonly conceived of by scholars as a personification of the rage experienced by the Amalj'aa resulting from the settling of their holy lands by Ul'dah. If this is taken to be true, the berserker rage of Ifrit makes plenty of sense. Ifrit has traditionally been summoned in an area known as the Bowl of Embers, a basin of rock and sand nearby Zanr'ak that is colossally overaspected to the element of fire, resulting in constantly flickering flame and a general ambient … [Read more...]
The Bestiary of the Binding Coil of Bahamut
The Allagan Defense System ☠ Taxonomy: Forgekin (Defense Node) Description: The defense node was a creation of the fevered minds of Allag's upper class, too paranoid to entrust their knowledge to anything but a mechanical creation. Vast numbers of these creations could be found across key Imperial locations, and some scholars believe that Dalamud was essentially a defense node on a grand scale. This particular example of the nodes was a large, defense-specialized node, nicknamed the ADS for short by its creators. Capabilities: The ADS was a mighty contraption, and was capable of employing, amongst other things, a self-destruct protocol heralded by a loud 'click timer'. The device was also capable of compressing … [Read more...]
The Binding Coil of Bahamut
Excerpt from ‘Records on the Traverse of Dalamud's Ruins - A Handbook for Scholars of Allag’ by Archon Niniri Niri. It was at the zenith of ancient Allag, during the second reign of Xande, the revived Emperor, that the elder primal Bahamut was captured and ensorcelled within a colossal metal sphere containing vast apparatus aimed at imprisoning the primal and draining its power. This sphere would later go on to gain the name Dalamud, likely a derivation of Bahamut's own name by later peoples, and was intended to generate power enough not only to sustain the Empire, but to bring destruction upon it by the madness-invoked apocalyptic designs of the Emperor. The Warrior of Light, in conjunction with the Scions of the Seventh Dawn and other … [Read more...]
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